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In defense of basic science funding: Today's scientific discovery is tomorrow's medical advance

Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Medicine (2013) 3(6)
DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a019554
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In this address, I will discuss the importance of basic science in tackling our health problems. I will also describe howthe funding cuts are damaging our economic competitiveness and turning our young people away from science. © 2013 Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press; all rights reserved.

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Tessier-Lavigne, M. (2013). In defense of basic science funding: Today’s scientific discovery is tomorrow’s medical advance. Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Medicine, 3(6). https://doi.org/10.1101/cshperspect.a019554

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